“A tender novel about friendship lost and rekindled, and uncovering the truth of the past.” “With its exquisite detail, The Summer List wouldn’t let me go, and the unexpected ending gave me chills…Irresistible.” Lynda Cohen Loigman, author of The Two-Family House Readers will be swept up in this haunting story of buried secrets and lost love.” “In her mesmerizing debut, Amy Mason Doan challenges everything we think we know about family and forgiveness. I stayed up way too late to find out what happened! Impossible to put down!”

Beautifully drawn characters creating a page-turning mystery. “Read this one on the beach with your BFF.”īookBub Beach Books Bestselling Authors Think You Should Read: “ The Summer List is the perfect summer read. “An ideal summer read…a compelling blend of love, betrayal, secrets and reconciliation…” Meg Mitchell Moore, author of The Admissions and The Captain’s Daughter These characters and their stories are going to stick with you for a long, long time.” “There is not a word or a plot line out of place in The Summer List, Amy Mason Doan’s fabulous debut. Meg Donohue, USA Today bestselling author An evocative tale of family, first love, and the unique and lasting gift of a friendship formed in girlhood.” “A trip down memory lane becomes a hunt for long-buried secrets in Amy Mason Doan’s gripping and poignant debut. “Best New Books to Put in Your Beach Bag” “Summer Reads: Coolest Books of the Season” “A poignant tale of mothers and daughters finding their ways home to each other.” “With a vivid sense of place and characters as real as your high school besties, this debut novel is sure to please fans of Kristin Hannah and Elin Hilderbrand.”

“Doan’s characters leap off the page… accomplished debut novel…Will please readers who grew up with the novels of Judy Blume.” The writing is fresh and charming, a perfect read for anyone who spent her teenage years reading the racy bits of cheap paperbacks out loud to their best friends.” “This is a lovely debut by Doan, exploring themes of motherhood, daughterhood, and first love with tenderness and humor.

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